Itinerary · Hauts-de-France

Lille in a weekend: essential museums

A quick city break in the Lille metropolitan area, taking in the Palais des Beaux-Arts, the LaM, and Roubaix's La Piscine — designed for a weekend, with no wasted distance.

2 days · 5 stops · Quick stop

Overview

Numbers follow the order of the route, day by day — the dashed line is indicative, not a precise driving route.

Day 1

Lille, from the Palais des Beaux-Arts to the Citadel

France's second-richest painting collection after the Louvre, then the translucent marble façade of the neo-Gothic cathedral, before a walk through Vauban's fortifications: a Lille day without leaving the city centre.

France's 2nd-largest collection

Museum · Lille

Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille

The Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille is an art museum located at Place de la République in Lille, in the North of France. Its collections span a broad…

⏱ 2h

Translucent marble façade

Church · Lille

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille

Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-la-Treille est le siège du diocèse de Lille, situé place Gilleson. Édifice de style néogothique, elle combine l'architecture gothique…

⏱ 30 min

Vauban's fortifications

Castle · Lille

Citadelle de Lille

La Citadelle de Lille est une fortification conçue selon les principes de Vauban, implantée à Lille dans le département du Nord. Elle constitue l'un des…

⏱ 1h30

Day 2

Villeneuve-d'Ascq and Roubaix, modern art and industry

Morning at the LaM, amid modern art, art brut and a sculpture garden; afternoon in Roubaix, in the former Art Deco swimming pool turned into one of France's finest provincial museums.

Art brut and sculpture garden

Museum · Villeneuve-d'Ascq

LaM - Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut

The LaM – Lille Métropole Museum of Modern Art, Contemporary Art and Art Brut is a public institution located in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in the North. Labeled since…

⏱ 2h

Museum in an Art Deco pool

Museum · Roubaix

La Piscine - Musée d'art et d'industrie André Diligent de Roubaix

La Piscine is an art and industry museum located in Roubaix, in the North. It occupies a building of remarkable contemporary architecture. Its collections…

⏱ 2h

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